Dispensing device



Dec. 15, 1936. E. J. HARTLAND DISPENSING DEVICE Filed June 4, 195e' l y'INQBNTOR 'B1 MCI/717W @am C. /QM

ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 15, 1936 STAT PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in dispensing devices and isdirected more particularly to an improved device whereby tubes of pasteand the like may be inserted therein and the contents thereof dispensedin a convenient manner.

It is one of the principal objects of the invention to provide adispensing device for facilitating the dispensing of paste and the likefrom a collapsible tube and which is simple in form so as to be bothinexpensive to manufacture and easy to manipulate.

It is another object of the invention to provide a dispensing devicewhich may be readily attached to a wall or the like and which hasmovable parts whereby a collapsible tube or the like may be readilyinserted therein and operated on by squeezing so that the contents ofthe tube may be dispensed.

Various other novel objects and advantages of the invention will becomemore apparent after a reading of the following description and referencewill be had to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the device of the invention shownattached to a support such as a wall or the like;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 1 withparts in section for clearness Fig. 3 is a sectional plan View on theline 3-3 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail the invention will be fullydescribed.

The device of the invention broadly includes a supporting member in theform of a back plate 2 and U-shaped shell 6 having a front wall 8 andside walls IIJ which are pivoted at I5 to ears I3 of the back plate forswinging from the back plate. A lower wall or ledge 4 integral with backplate 2 is provided with an opening tol receive the neck or outlet t ofa tube T which tube is supported by ledge 4.

A cap for the outlet is represented by c' which may be provided with anopening o so that the cap may be screwed onto the neck to clamp it toledge 4. It may be desirable to remove the cap entirely.

The shell 6 is swung away from theback plate to a position such as shownby dot-dash lines to facilitate the insertion or removal of a tube. andthe back plate has a slot 3 to receive the enlarged end part 1 of thetube which is usually provided to close the end of the said tube T.

The back plate 2 may be provided with openings to receive fasteningmeans such as screws I8 so it may be secured to a wall or the likeindicated by W.

At the upper end of the back plate there is a v tongue or lip 9 which ispreferably offset from 5f the main body thereof as shown. Then a cap 'I'having downwardly extending side walls is provided which is adapted whenthe shell is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to embrace the lip 9and the upper parts of the walls 8 and II) 10 of the shell so as to holdthe shell in position against the back plate 2.

A compressor I4, in the form of a plate curved as shown, is adapted tobear on the tube T and has a finger grip I6 extending through an up 15and down slot I2 in the front wall 8 of the shell 6. This compressor I4is made to bear on the tube'T and press it against the plate 2 and actswhen nger grip I6 is pressed downwardly to compress and squeeze the tubeso that material is dispensed therefrom. That is, it operates with arolling action to compress or squeeze the tube.

As will be observed,v -the shell and back plate when held togetherprovide a closed chamber for the tube in which the compressor memberisop- '25 erable while the shell may be released for swinging movementsby removal of cap 'I'. When the shell is moved away from the back platea tube may be readily removed and a fresh one placed in the device. 30

A closure member 2D at the lower end of member 6 has ears 22 pivoted at2I to the side walls Ill, a transverse portion 26 and a finger gripportion 28. 'Ihis closure member is arranged for swinging movements sothe transverse portion 35 thereof may underlie the outlet or the'opening in the cap c to prevent material from being discharged from thetube or it may be swung away from the opening. The finger grip portion28 may be engaged for swinging the closure.

It is desired to point out that when the cap c is of usual construction,that is unapertured and screw-threaded onto the neck T in the usual way,the closure member 20 may not be necessary. That is, the cap C serves toclose the contents 45 of the tube from exposure to atmosphere and bymerely temporarily unscrewing and removing it, the paste may bedispensed.

However, if a cap c having an opening lo is provided, the pivoted member20 is suitable for moving adjacent and away from the cap c to close orexpose the opening.

While I have described the invention in great kdetail and with respectto a preferred form since many changes and modications may be madetherein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination,a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube providedwith an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and havingside walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot,connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means toreleasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, anda compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on atube.

2. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination,a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube providedvwith an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and havingside walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot,connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means toreleasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, anda compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on atube, the said supporting means including a ledge at the lower end oithe back plate having an opening to receive the outlet of said tube.

3. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination,a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube providedwith an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and havingside walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot,connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means to'releasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, anda compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on atube, the said connections including parts oi the shell at the lowerside thereof which are pivoted to the lower side of the back plate.

4. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination,a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube providedwith an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and havingside walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot,connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means toreleasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, anda. compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on atube, the said retaining means including a cap for embracing the upperends of the back plate and of the side and front walls of the shell.

5. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination,a back plate having supporting means for a collapsible tube providedwith an outlet, a shell swingable relative to the back plate and havingside walls and a front wall provided with an up and down slot,connections between said shell and back plate, retaining means toreleasably hold the shell and back plate against relative movement, anda compressor for cooperating with a part of said shell for acting on atube, the said compressor including a member having a portion for actingon said tube, a part for bearing on the front wall of the shell and amanually engageable member extending through the slot of the front wall.

6. A dispensing device for collapsible tubes comprising in combination,a back plate having a lower supporting ledge for a tube and an openingfor receiving the outlet of a tube, a shell having side walls pivoted attheir lower ends to the lower end of the back plate and the front wallhaving an up and down slot therein, a cap for embracing the upper endsof the back plate, side and iront walls of the shell to hold the backplate and shell against relative movements, and a compressor having apart for positioning between a tube and front wall of the shell to presssaid tube against the back plate having a manually engageable memberextending through said slot. l

ERNEsT J. HAR'I'LAND.

